Jane Fonda has played a spectrum of roles on screen, such as Barbarella in the self-titled film, Bree Daniels in “Klute” and Sally Hyde in “Coming Home.” But what are her all-time favorites?
In an interview with NBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff that aired on TODAY Feb. 21, Fonda, 87, shared her most meaningful acting gigs ahead of her receiving the highly-coveted Life Achievement Award at the 2025 SAG Awards on Feb. 23.
"'Dollmaker' is one, and, of course, 'Klute' is the other," she said, naming her two favorites.
In 1972, Fonda won her first Oscar for playing a call girl in "Klute" and then she took home an Emmy in 1984 for playing an illiterate woman from Tennessee in "The Dollmaker."
"You see, when an actor has to play a character like that and you have to enter a whole different reality and a different world, it expands your heart," she said.
Fonda will be receiving the SAG Life Achievement Award, which is given to those who foster the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” per SAG-AFTRA.
"It means the world to me," she said of receiving the honor. "You know I haven't always been so popular in this town and so getting this award means a lot."
While looking back on her nearly seven-decade career, Fonda said there is some advice that she would give her younger self.
“Honey, it’s going to get better. Don’t give up," she laughed. "And ‘no’ is a complete sentence."
"I would’ve benefited from having that as a mantra," the "Grace and Frankie" star added.
Despite everything that she's learned over the years, Fonda said she's "still changing" and "learning and studying and trying to be better" than she was before.
"It’s not over till it’s over," she shared. "You can keep being feisty, you can keep fighting and standing up and being brave, and we should, because what the hell do we older women have to lose?"
